FM Preview: Livingston v Partick Thistle 05 Jan 2013

Partick Thistle face a trip to Livingston at Almondvale on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 30 games played, Jags have recorded 8 wins, and Livingston have come away with 13 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Almondvale was less than a year ago, in February 2012, with Livingston running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Scottish Division One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season

Date

Team

Result

Team

Comp

2012/2013

Sat 24 Nov

Partick Th.

2 - 0

Livingston

Scottish Division One

2011/2012

Sat 31 Mar

Partick Th.

2 - 3

Livingston

Scottish Division One

2011/2012

Sat 11 Feb

Livingston

3-1

Partick Th.

Scottish Division One

2011/2012

Sat 03 Dec

Partick Th.

2 - 1

Livingston

Scottish Division One

2011/2012

Sat 24 Sep

Livingston

2 - 1

Partick Th.

Scottish Division One

2008/2009

Sat 25 Apr

Partick Th.

1 - 0

Livingston

Scottish Division One

2008/2009

Sat 28 Feb

Livingston

2 - 4

Partick Th.

Scottish Division One

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Livingston have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Livi in those games, with 7 conceded.

Partick Thistle have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.

Livingston's 20 points from 13 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.

Partick Thistle are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 27 points from 14 games.

Current overall team form

Team

P

W

D

L

F

A

P

Livingston

6

3

1

2

8

8

10

Partick Thistle

6

2

1

3

7

7

7

For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here

FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Partick Thistle on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Livingston. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team

Sequences

Livingston

4 games since last home draw.

Partick Thistle

Not won in previous 3 away matches.No win in the 2 most recent games.

For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here